Is hummus Greek

Answer 1

No. Hummus is the shortened form of the name 'hummus bi-tahina', which means 'chickpeas with ground sesame seeds' in English. The word comes into the English language by way of the Turkish. For the Turkish word is 'humus'. But the word in other Muslim countries more commonly is 'hommos', 'houmos', or 'hummus'. In fact, the Turkish spelling generally isn't used by English language speakers, who link the Turkish spelling with the spelling of the organic matter-rich type of soil. Hummus is a dish that may be found along the Mediterranean coastline, wherever there has been a cultural interaction with one of the Middle Eastern cultures. For example, one such place is the island of Cyprus, where there has been a longstanding, albeit at times uncomfortable, interaction between Orthodox Christian Greece and Muslim Turkey. But no matter hummus is prepared and served, its origins both as a food and as a word are controversial. For chickpeas have a long, long history of being grown and eaten throughout the modern Middle East, and way back into ancient times. But the earliest verifiable reference to the food only goes back to the 18th century, in the modern Syrian capital of Damascus. A document of the time describes hummus as Syrian, and unknown elsewhere. But Syria was part of the Ottoman Empire, and therefore called Ottoman Syria. Ottoman Syria actually included southernmost Turkey and northern Iraq. It also included the historic countries of Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria. And its commercial and cultural capital was Aleppo, in present-day Syria. The lack of an authoritative paper trail notwithstanding, the Association of Lebanese Industrialists asserts a Lebanese origin. Indeed, in October 2008, they requested protected status to hummus, as uniquely Lebanese, from the European Commission. For the Commission grants protected geographical status rights similar to those held by member countries of the European Union.

Answer 2

Nobody knows for sure. Most say The Middle Eastern region traded with many places and received spices and goods along the way. They used this to make a special food out of crushed chickpeas and olive oil, and lemons and garlic as well. Then the hummus idea spread across the world. Others say Greece invented hummus first and later it spread across up to the Middle East. But the most probable one is the Middle Eastern Invention of hummus, typically dipped in pita bread or falafel. Greeks however may have added on or changed the hummus.

(Note: This answer is from a 12 year old kid)

Answer 3

No, falafel is an egyptian/lebanese dish made of acquired ingredients.

Answer 4

I'm pretty sure they did. So, yes.

Answer 5

No, it came from Lebanon